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Loreto

(Encyclopedia) LoretoLoretolōrĕˈtō [key], town (1991 est. pop. 10,780), in the Marche, central Italy, on a hill overlooking the Adriatic Sea. It has silk industries and is a famous place of…

Pearson, Sir Cyril Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Pearson, Sir Cyril ArthurPearson, Sir Cyril Arthurpērˈsən [key], 1866–1921, English publisher. He founded and directed the periodicals Pearson's Weekly, Pearson's Magazine, and The…

Fátima

(Encyclopedia) FátimaFátimafäˈtēmə [key], hamlet, W central Portugal, in Beira Litoral. At the nearby Cova da Iria is the national shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima. This became a great…

Murasaki Shikibu

(Encyclopedia) Murasaki ShikibuMurasaki Shikibum&oomacr;ˌräsäˈkē shēˌkēb&oomacr;ˈ [key], c.978–1031?, Japanese novelist, court figure at the height of the Heian period (794–1185). Known also…

Martinů, Bohuslav

(Encyclopedia) Martinů, BohuslavMartinů, Bohuslavbôˈh&oobreve;släf märˈtĭn&oomacr; [key], 1890–1959, Czech composer; studied at the Prague Conservatory. He played the violin (1918–23) in the…